How far is a light year? Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore? Will the Universe end? What exactly is dark energy? How much does it cost to deliver a pizza to space?Uncover the answers to some of the most puzzling questions about space in this entertaining and informative miscellany from the expert astronomers at Royal Observatory Greenwich. This pocket-sized book is packed with hundreds of amazing facts, on subjects as varied as the mysteries of dark energy and antimatter to a rock on Mars called Humphrey, and everything in between.Space Oddities: An Astronomy Miscellany is a rocket-fuelled exploration of the Universe and all its wonders, filled with incredible discoveries, intriguing theories and a lot of questions still to answer.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Royal Observatory Greenwich
EAN: 9781739154219
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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HEIGHT: 172 cm
PUBLISHED BY: National Maritime Museum
DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-05-30
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GENRE: SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, SCIENCE / Time
WIDTH: 132 cm
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Book Themes:
Astronomy, space and time, Popular astronomy and space
Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of space and time, the Greenwich Meridian Line, awe-inspiring astronomy and London's only Planetarium.
